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Old 08-31-20, 02:11 PM   #16
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October - December 1943
USS Balao
Home port is Brisbane
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When I completed a mission and sank enough tonnage to RTB I decided to try Tulagi as a remote base and create mayhem in the Bismarck Sea entry to Rabaul... 'Tis easily in range of Tulagi and certainly a target rich environment.
On my first TDY at Tulagi I sank 500000 tons in about three months before returning to Brisbane.
After completing the next assigned mission I returned to do the Son of Tulagi Raid and in 9 weeks have sunk 450000 tons. At 500000 will return to Brisbane lest the crew keelhaul me.
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Old 09-01-20, 12:18 AM   #17
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Campaigns? You guys are starting campaigns?
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Old 09-02-20, 03:26 AM   #18
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Campaigns? You guys are starting campaigns?


Sorry I do not get the point of your post?


This topic is for campaigns yes
Where we tell our stories from our patrols :-)
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Old 09-05-20, 02:26 PM   #19
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November 6, 1942
USS Pollack SS 180
(TMO 2.5 custom mods )

Departed Brisbane 0700 fro patrol area in Truk-Rabaul shipping lanes. 6 hours out of Brisbane spotted a surfaced submarine. Immediately dove and closed to identify, it was a Gato clas submarine heading for Brisbane. Surfaced and waved them on.

November 8th 0554 in the Coral Sea near 1750 S 15455 E lookouts reported a surfaced submarine at 034. In the morning haze difficult to id Closed in silently at GQ and identified it as a japanese I class heading 180 at 13 knots. Closed to 1200 yards and fired two mark 14 torpedoes.Raised scope just orior to expected impact time, the submarine had disappeared. Went to 250 feet and crept out. Two explosions were later heard as torpedoes reached end of their run.

Remained submerged res tof day, surfaced after dark. Voyage to patrol are continues.

(This is one of the subs I added otoTMO. They randomly reach their last waypoint and delete, simulating a sub raondmly "diving". Quite frusrating and makes them elusive targets.
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Old 09-05-20, 04:22 PM   #20
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November 12/13 1942...

Flash Message arrived noon 12 November of a convoy heading for Guadalcanal, screened by a large Task Force including two battleships. En route to patrol area, diverted to New Georgia Sound to stand Guard near Russel Islands. Around 0100 made SJ contact, dancing green lines on the A scope revealed large ships. Raced to intercept off Savo Island

Made visual contact, task force zigged, would run right over us. Dove to periscope depth, went to GQ after sending contact report.Reply was orders to attack.

Task Force was making 24 knots, closed in high submerged speed on the port side. Spotted two large Kongo Class BB's, several DD and CA CL, classes undetermined.

From 1100 yards fired all four forward tubes. Two Mark 14's prematurely exploded, but two hit the target. Setting a fire and causing a heavy list but BB and TF sailed on while a DD worked us over with depth charges. One charge came very close...damaging pumps, fuel tank, electric and diesel engines. Minor leaks as well. Went to 350 feet. Soon could hear heavy gunfire and explosions, seems US Task Force made contact with japanese, the main body of which was some distance away but shells were falling near us . After a while came to scope depth, could see explosions and flashes in the distance.

As moved closer to battle once back at scope depth. Found a burning, crippled DD. Planned ot torpedo for the coup de grace, but it exploded and sunk before we could close

Around dawn in the distance revealed a crippled battleship.(Much as in real life, the Hiei was crippled still in the area after this battle, finished off by planes from Henderson Field at dawn) Closed in and fired four fish. Two duds, two impact, fired two from stern tubes, two hits. BB now had heavy list and was on fire when its main battery suddenly changed position and fired a salvo. US DD's and CA's were in range to finish off, a gunfight ensued. Torpedo and dive bombers Planes from Guadalcanal soon joined in. Fired our last four bow tubes, two more duds, two hits. As swung stern to fire last stern tubes the BB exploded and capsized, likely after a division of torpedo planes made their runs.

Surfaced secure from GQ and headed for Tulagi to rearm.

This was the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal(added it TMO a while back, firs t time have witnessed it in the sim) on November 12/13.
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November 14 1942

USS Pollack

Received message about enemy convoy and task force yet again heading for Guadalcanal. Positioned sub as picket near savo island. Before midnight detected enemy force. Closest was a lone contact making speed sweep counterclockwise around Savo Island. Turned out to be a destroyer. Ordered a dive and had perfect setup from 1000 yards on DD making 34 knots. Fired four Mark 14's, three prematurely exploded alerting the DD, the final one ran deep In spite of being set shallow as possible). DD changed course came in fast pinging. Went to 275 feet, charges exploded as passed 175. Minor damage, leaks mostly, some damage to conning tower bulkhead, tdc, sonar stack. All repaired.

Soon could hear sound contacts from all around in distance as well as heavy explosions and gunfire. Came back to scope depth to see DD adrift and burning. In distance could make out US vessels. Two battleships were most distinguishable (USS South Dakota and Washington) along with some destroyers.

Five minutes later, they opened up with main batteries at something else. Came to radar depth, there was an enemy battle line in distance.Visual inspection revealed pagoda mast structure of japanese battleship in distance, confirmed by the flash and glow of its main battery. Large shell splashes visible via scope.

Battle went on...massive explosions in distance. By time was a ble to close in submerged, the battleship was a flaming wreck which capsized. Found a burning slowly creeping away. Finished it off with torpedo.


Surfaced around 0400. As passed Tassafarronga area, spotted a beached freighter in distance. Part of the enemy convoy that made it through, beached itself. Too shallow for torpedoes, finished off from 6000 yards with deck gun as sun rose over Savo Sound.


This was the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. still rather impressive to watch the massive gunfights unfold in sim.See how it the battle plays out vs history. Have them at historical time and place. Just need to get AI torpedoes finally working in TMO, would add a whole new element.
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December 1941

USS Seal SS-183
Class : Salmon


Departed Manila on the 8th December

went on a 10 day patrole close to singapore

got orders from Headquarters that a landing force was gathering near the Lingayen Gulf

went Full speed ahead and arrived 2 days later,

sneaked past 4 destroyers guarding the Gulf entrance

finally i found a huge landingforce with 10+ ships unloading soldiers and war materials

fired 1 torpedo at 4 different targets

3 hits and 1 dud , 3 ships sunk!

retreated, but got caught by two enemy destroyers near the bay entrance.
they made 4 runs with depht charges, suffered minor damage.

managed to slip away and headed for surabaya in the java sea for refueling
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USS Pollack SS 180

5th patrol.

Overdue and Presumed Lost off Hokkaido, Japan. (Struck a mine off Northern Honshu, 12 January 1943)


Sunk Zinbu Maru January 8 1943.
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USS Pollack SS 180

5th patrol.

Overdue and Presumed Lost off Hokkaido, Japan. (Struck a mine off Northern Honshu, 12 January 1943)


Sunk Zinbu Maru January 8 1943.

On eternal Patrol

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Old 09-08-20, 04:02 PM   #25
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Fotrsu V. 1.21 with harder AI lvl 2


April 26th 1942
USS Seal SS-183
Salmon Class

Radio Report


En route to the Luzon Strait

Spotted a two ship convoy at night, in The Mindoro Straight

Submerged and closed for attack

Fired 4 torpedoes

Sunk 1 Passenger Cargo-freighter 5248 tons

Sunk 1 Modern Passenger freighter 11893 tons


Continuing north west towards the Luzon Straight

Will remain radio silence until dawn
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October 1942.
USS Greyling.
Gar Class
SS-209.

Departed Brisbane with a unit of Australian Coast Watchers.
Successfully inserted to the Central Solomon's.

Conduct anti-shipping operations off the Eastern coast of New Guinea, proved unproductive.

10-30-42.
Received orders to shift patrol area to the Bismarck Sea.

11-1-42
Sonar detects single Merchant entering Bismarck sea on a SE course, at 18:00 hours.
Determined speed of 12 knots and set up intercept course.
Identify merchant as Nagara Maru.
Initial attack 1500 yards-3 torpedoes fired. Two duds, one center hit.
Heavy listing.
Quick follow up attack -2 Torpedoes fired. One miss one dud.
Open range to 2500 yards, surfaced and engaged with deck gun, took 16 rounds of HE to put her down.
Ordered Full speed ahead to clear area before daybreak.
Weather remains clear.
Continuing patrol of assigned area.

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USS Seal SS-183

June 24th 1942

Japanese papers claim that one of their task forces where attacked by an American Submarine in the Java Sea


They threw depth charges in the water , and saw wreckage and oil


The only sub we had in the area was the USS Seal
And she has been overdue for more than a month and are therefore presumed Lost with all hands
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USS Sailfish (Sargo Class)
12 December 1941
Cavite Naval Base , Philippines.

First mission to deliver supplies to Formosa. No enemy contacts.

After completion, I sent a status report and was given new orders to patrol northwest of Luzon near Convoy College.

1428: Picked up distant sound contact , surfaced and racing south to prosecute.

1510: Tracked target southwest through Luzon Straights. Sighted large tanker Nippon Maru (10,000 tons).

1547: Fired three torpedoes at 1500 yards. 60 deg AOB, fish set to slow speed, contact, depth 10 feet, Three degree spread.

Observed two hits. On aft of amidships the other forward amidships. Target burned and sank immediately. No lifeboats.

Cleared the area to the west.
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March 1943
USS Drum out of Brisbane.

Initial assignment was patrol off Bougainville . Sunk a large troopship and a DD off Rabaul. Moved to attack enemy reinforcement convoy heading from Rabaul to Lae . Made contact March 3 40 /NM east of Lae as convoy rounded Huon Peninsula. While closing USAAF and RAAF aircraft arrived and savaged the convoy sinking six transports and 5 DD. Observed but unable to get into proper firing position.

Currently en route to new patrol area. Truk Rabaul shipping lanes N of Kavieng/Bismark chokepoint.
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December 12th
1941

USS S-27 SS-132
S 18 Class


Departed Cavite naval base on December 9th orders where to act as an Coastal Defence Submarine

In the navy’s mind we are just a training unit and obselete in front of the newer fleet boats

we have even heard they are building a new type called the Gato class with 6 torpedo tubes at the bow, and even watertight bulkheads in the engine room !

Wow that sure sounds like a solid boat


But for now as a young commander I am in charge of S-27 and I’ve told the crew that this ship is a warship and not some training unit shooting at dummies ...

No , this is for real and the war has come


We reached San Bernardino strait on the 12th and spotted an enemy task force!

Called for battlestations and closed in while submerged

Spotted Takao Class cruiser

Closed to 1200 meters and suddenly we where spotted !

With bullets raining all around us we fires all our fish at the Cruiser

Setting the depth for 4.5 meters

We hit here right when she rolled on a wave and broke her back!

15870 tons sunk

Then came the escorts
We received heavy damage and flodding to the engine room

But with great skills and manuevring we managed to escape

Now heading for Cavite to inspect the damage and to load on more torps

The base won’t hold
On for long so we are steaming at best speed


-CO S-27
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